Plot summary
Rowan threatens Olivia to drop the case against B613, and giving her 48 hours to do so. David refuses to stop the case, to which Olivia agrees, making her more determined to shut down B613. At the same time, Marcus Walker request help from Olivia after being framed for murder of the Mayor's wife, with whom he was sleeping. Olivia finds out that the Mayor was who killed his wife, which Marcus leaks to the media despite the risk of ruining his career. Meanwhile, Fitz struggles to get the Brandon Bill, created after the recent shooting, to get accepted through Congress, but faces trouble when his Vice President refuses to vote before reading properly through the bill - which angers Cyrus and Mellie. After discussing the bill with Susan, Fitz decides to improve the Brandon Bill. As a result of ignoring Rowan's threat, Jake is mortally stabbed by Russell at OPA.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Scandal season 4. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.